User guide

Chapter 3 Managing Switches 55
Managing User Accounts
Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account
Administration dialogs. However, any user can modify their own password. To open
the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu and select User
Accounts. A user account consists of the following:
■ Account name or login
■ Password
■ Authority level
■ Expiration date
Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts:
The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the User
Account Administration dialogs. The Admin account can create, remove, or modify
user accounts, and change account passwords. The Admin account can also view
and modify the switch and its configuration with QuickTools. The Admin account
can not be removed.
Users with Admin authority can view and modify the switch and its configuration
using QuickTools. Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing switch
status and configuration.
Inactivity Timeout Number of minutes the switch waits before terminating
an idle command line interface session. Zero (0)
disables the time out threshold.
In-band Enabled In-band management status. Permits (True) or prevents
(False) a switch from being managed over an ISL.
Principal Switch If there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric, the switch
with the highest principal priority, or the principal
switch, will reassign any domain ID conflicts and
establish the fabric.
TABLE 3-2 Factory User Accounts
Account Name Password Admin Authority Expiration
admin password true never expires
images images false never expires
TABLE 3-1 Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)
Entry Description